Yakou Meite signs new four year deal with Reading FC

Reading attacker Yakou Meite has agreed a new four-year contract with the club.

It means the 22-year-old has committed himself to Royals until the summer of 2022.

The former PSG player, who can play on the wing or as a striker, has only made nine league starts for Royals since making the move over to England from the French giants in 2016.

But after an encouraging start to the season, Meite, who was due to be out of contract next summer, has penned a new long-term deal.

Manager Paul Clement said: "Yakou is a strong, powerful, versatile, attack-minded player who has demonstrated he is capable of playing in a number of different positions on the pitch.

"At 22 years of age, he is a player who I believe will continue to improve and I am delighted he has committed to a new contract at the club."

Meite has made 12 appearances for Royals so far this season in league and cup, and scored in the 2-0 win over Birmingham City in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The Ivory Coast U23 international was used predominantly as a substitute in his first year at Reading under Jaap Stam, before going out on loan to Ligue 2 side Sochaux last season.

Reading attacker Yakou Meite (Image: Get Reading)

Chief executive Ron Gourlay said: "Yakou came back from a season on loan in France desperate to impress and his hard work in training alongside his performances in pre-season and at the start of our 2018/19 campaign have earned him this new deal."